Recently, a lot was found out about the dangers of consuming saturated fats. Saturated fats or animal fats are long-chain acids with increased amounts of carbon and hydrogen. The experts from the American Heart Association say that saturated fats are the leading dietary cause of increased LDL cholesterol. Foods high in saturated fats are actually quite common ones in our daily diet, and they include red and other kinds of fatty meats, butter and full-fat dairy products, fatty fried foods, egg yolks, a great deal of edible oils, and, unfortunately, our favorite chocolate! In contrast to healthy fats which give us energy and support most of chemical processes in our body, saturated fats are more associated with plenty of health risks and dangers. Read the rest of this entry »